A blurb for teachers in North Carolina says this video "reflects Cherokee identity from earliest origins to the present economic challenges. The Eastern Cherokee's strength in their arts, language, and culture today speak to their tenacious power of survival. Producer Ron Ruehl, the recipient of gold and silver ADDY awards and a Telly Award for excellence in video production, describes this documentary as the most important work of his career." (If you're planning to major in mass communications, and you really ought to consider it, you'll be interested to know the ADDY Awards are given by the American Advertising Federation for "creative excellence" in advertising. So Ruehl's work here is low-budget, but he's good.)
Here are the questions I put on the screen in class today:
Pay attention during the video. You will be given the opportunity to express yourselves in writing after we've seen it. A couple of questions to watch/ listen for:
1. What familiar song did Cherokee Indians sing on the Trail of Tears?
2. How has the Cherokee culture changed over the years? What specific things did they learn from white American culture?
3. What steps are the Cherokee taking to preserve their heritage and pass it on to the next generation?
7 comments:
1. Amazing Grace
2.) The Cherokee culture changed a great deal over the years in many ways. With the small pox being a huge factor in losing tons of their lives another loss was pneumonia starvation and other diseases during the walk of tears. Thousands of Cherokee had their lives taken from them because they were being forced out of their land. They learned from American culture a few things. One major thing was their hunting and weapons.
3.) They still tell each generation’s stories about their ancestors and how much they had to fight for who they are. The trail of tears is still to this day being reenacted. They also still do ceremonies and what is better about it now is they share their ceremonial dances with the public and let people feel apart of whom they are and where they came from
1) Amazing Grace was sung on the Trail of Tears.
2) The Cherokee Indians had a loss of tradition- many of the people that died from smallpox were elders, so the traditions changed or were forgotten. They also had to come up with new rituals to get rid of diseases that inhabited their tribes. They learned a new way of life- new religion, new way of farming, and got an education that they learned from white men. They also learned how to use guns.
3) They continue to tell stories to children to pass them on. They also reenact the past to show others what it was like in the past.
1. Amazing Grace
2. The Cherokee culture was changed when they lost alot of lives due to starvation, and small pox along the Trail of Tears. The Cherokee learned how to trade, as well as hunt with weapons from the white man.
3. The Ancestors continue to tell stories to the young boys and girls. They still participate in plays, and ceromines to the public.
1. Amazing Grace
2. The Cherokee culture changed a lot over the years. They tried to establish a constitution more lik the American one and they also were affected by the whites trying to make them become a more civilized society.
3. The Cherokee people tell stories to their children so that they can hand it on to the next generation in order to keep the past alive. The Trail of Tears will always be remembered when someone thinks of the Cherokee people. Ceremonies with dancing and singing are still used today.
1. The song is Amazing Grace.
2. The Cherokee culture changed with contact with the white man. Major change came because of diseases like small pox, as well as adaptation to the customs of the whites. The Cherokee adopted the use of guns for hunting and began to trade with the white settlers.
3. The elder Cherokee tell the stories of their past to the young children of the tribe. These stories have been passed on from generation to generation to preserve the history of their tribe. They also carry on the customs and traditions of the ancient tribes.
1.) Amazing Grace
2.) The Cherokee adopted a constitution similar to the American Constitution. They also became a farming community.
3.) The Cherokee tell stories of their ancestors and they also use and practice customs and traditions of their past still today.
1.What familar song did the Cherokee Indians sing on the trail of tears?
- Amazing Grace
2. How has the Cherokee culture changed over the years? What specific things did they learn from the white American cutlure?
- The number of Cherokee Indians has significantly declined over the years due to disease, and from the trail, exaustion and poor diets. One thing that the Cherokee learned from the white men is howto use firearms, along with how to fight in war. With the British, they fought against the Americans for the land they had lost. But not all was bad. The Cherokee also learned some of the traditions and ways of the Americans.
3. What steps are the Cherokee taking to preserve their heritage and pass it on to future generations?
- They're keeping their culture and some of their traditions alive today. Today, the Cherokee people continue to keep danceing, rituals, and prasing. They also keep the stories told about Firm Swimmer in anicent history told today. There's also a park that is completely dedicated to the Cherokee culture.The Indians' crafts and costumes are also still greatly used in many ceremonies performed, which attract thousands from around the world.
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